NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Gowans, Bill
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The Researcher will use a questionnaire to chart responses from all principals in the N.W.T as to their experiences in pre-arrival, arrival and succession....

Principal Investigator: McGrath, George
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will interview planners and developers of the Principal's Certification Course to determine the purpose of the course. A questionnaire will be sent to selected principles to determine the effect of the course. A small number of schools will be visited to confirm the effect, if any, on the organization and operation of these schools and if it can be traced to the participation of the...

Principal Investigator: Strong, Shelley
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will investigate education in the urban culturally diverse setting of Yellowknife and compare it to the isolated predominantly Native community of Snowdrift. The relationship between teacher and student will be studied. Course curriculum and teaching methods will be examined to determine if they are relevant to native culture. Community residents will be contacted to discuss the edu...

Principal Investigator: Slater, Laura
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will interview twenty teachers from the communities about their views on mainstreaming. The project will determine if teachers are more positive or negative in their views about mainstreaming....

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researchers will interview students (ages 12 to 18 years) identified by Divisional Boards or local Education Councils/Authorities as at risk of leaving school before completing grade 12 and those students in this age group who have already left school. The study will determine what influences affected their decision to leave school....

Principal Investigator: Krause, Arnold
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: This research will be conducted in the hope of creating some insight into how to improve or maintain levels of job satisfaction....

Principal Investigator: Swann, Mavis
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: At the request of Arctic College and the Territorial Department of Health descriptive data will be collected from students, program staff and supervisors to conduct an evaluation of the CHR training program....

Principal Investigator: Yazdanmehr, Susan
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: A survey of teachers, education administrators, community health and social service personnel, selected personnel in the Territorial departments of Education, Health and Social Services will be conducted. The information is to be used to develop further implementation strategies for comprehensive school health in the N.W.T....

Principal Investigator: Shimpo, Mitsuru
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: Dr. Shimpo will study the needs of the Dene as perceived by themselves and their educators regarding education and work. Through questionnaires and interviews, educational and training strategies may be developed which reflect a Dene perspective....

Principal Investigator: Duffett, Jane
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: Development of Prenatal Nutrition Education materials for use throughout NWT communities....